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Published: Monday, January 14, 2013 at 11:37 a.m.

Last Modified: Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at 4:45 p.m.

An Ormond Beach police officer who chased a traffic offender at high speeds along a residential beachside neighborhood, then lied about it to her supervisors, has been fired, an internal investigation shows.

Amanda Kasper — who officials say has a history of discipline problems — was dismissed from her job with the Ormond Beach Police Department last Wednesday after it was determined that she lied about embarking on a high-speed chase, and how fast she was driving her patrol car during that pursuit.

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Amanda Kasper — who officials say has a history of discipline problems — was dismissed from her job with the Ormond Beach Police Department last Wednesday after it was determined that she lied about embarking on a high-speed chase, and how fast she was driving her patrol car during that pursuit.

The October 2011 incident along Riverside Drive occurred after a motorist identified as Robert James Green, 23, of Ormond Beach did not make a full stop at one stop sign, then sailed through two others, a report shows.

Kasper said she turned on her cruiser's emergency lights and siren, but Green just sped up and kept heading south on Riverside, which is a one-way street until it intersects with Fluhart Drive.

Kasper said she was attempting to make a traffic stop when she was actually engaged in a high-speed pursuit that at one point took her patrol car up to 55 mph in the one-way section of Riverside where the speed limit is 15 mph, and up to 65 mph beyond that, the investigation shows.

Ormond Beach police officers are not supposed to pursue a motorist for a traffic infraction, the investigation says. In addition, Kasper did not notify any of her supervisors via radio that she was involved in a high-speed chase. The chase went for about a mile-and-a-half.

“The Department's pursuit policy prohibits vehicle pursuits for any type of traffic violation in part due to the inherent danger they pose to the general public, the offender and the involved officer,” Police Chief Henry Osterkamp wrote in the summary memo of Kasper's internal affairs investigation. “To imply that you continued to follow behind a vehicle that you consistently claim was fleeing from you at a high rate of speed for the purpose of providing or enhancing public safety — and not because you were actively engaged in a vehicle pursuit — defies sound law enforcement principles and practices pertaining to vehicle pursuits, and is neither plausible nor believable.”

Green, who has been formally charged with fleeing and attempting to elude a law enforcement officer at high speed, did not return a message left Monday. His trial is scheduled for Feb. 18, court records show.

The former officer also made a disparaging remark about judges when asked the exact location of where she turned off her lights and siren. Kasper said she was at the 700 block of Riverside Drive, when in fact she had been at the 300 block, the investigation said.

When asked about the discrepancy in location, Kasper responded, “A judge would not know where the 700 block is,” the investigation shows. In his comments, Osterkamp said the statement was “beyond comprehension.”

According to the investigation, Kasper was fired not only because of this incident, but also because of “a prior disciplinary history” that prompted command staff at the agency to lose faith in her.

The disciplinary history included nine allegations against Kasper between 2009 and 2012. They included conduct unbecoming a police officer, ethics violations and use of profanity and failure to comply with a supervisor's direct order. The latter earned Kasper a 10-hour suspension without pay, records show.

<p>An Ormond Beach police officer who chased a traffic offender at high speeds along a residential beachside neighborhood, then lied about it to her supervisors, has been fired, an internal investigation shows. </p><p> Amanda Kasper — who officials say has a history of discipline problems — was dismissed from her job with the Ormond Beach Police Department last Wednesday after it was determined that she lied about embarking on a high-speed chase, and how fast she was driving her patrol car during that pursuit. </p><p> The October 2011 incident along Riverside Drive occurred after a motorist identified as Robert James Green, 23, of Ormond Beach did not make a full stop at one stop sign, then sailed through two others, a report shows. </p><p> Kasper said she turned on her cruiser's emergency lights and siren, but Green just sped up and kept heading south on Riverside, which is a one-way street until it intersects with Fluhart Drive. </p><p> Kasper said she was attempting to make a traffic stop when she was actually engaged in a high-speed pursuit that at one point took her patrol car up to 55 mph in the one-way section of Riverside where the speed limit is 15 mph, and up to 65 mph beyond that, the investigation shows. </p><p> Ormond Beach police officers are not supposed to pursue a motorist for a traffic infraction, the investigation says. In addition, Kasper did not notify any of her supervisors via radio that she was involved in a high-speed chase. The chase went for about a mile-and-a-half. </p><p> “The Department's pursuit policy prohibits vehicle pursuits for any type of traffic violation in part due to the inherent danger they pose to the general public, the offender and the involved officer,” Police Chief Henry Osterkamp wrote in the summary memo of Kasper's internal affairs investigation. “To imply that you continued to follow behind a vehicle that you consistently claim was fleeing from you at a high rate of speed for the purpose of providing or enhancing public safety — and not because you were actively engaged in a vehicle pursuit — defies sound law enforcement principles and practices pertaining to vehicle pursuits, and is neither plausible nor believable.” </p><p> Green, who has been formally charged with fleeing and attempting to elude a law enforcement officer at high speed, did not return a message left Monday. His trial is scheduled for Feb. 18, court records show. </p><p> The former officer also made a disparaging remark about judges when asked the exact location of where she turned off her lights and siren. Kasper said she was at the 700 block of Riverside Drive, when in fact she had been at the 300 block, the investigation said. </p><p> When asked about the discrepancy in location, Kasper responded, “A judge would not know where the 700 block is,” the investigation shows. In his comments, Osterkamp said the statement was “beyond comprehension.” </p><p> According to the investigation, Kasper was fired not only because of this incident, but also because of “a prior disciplinary history” that prompted command staff at the agency to lose faith in her. </p><p> The disciplinary history included nine allegations against Kasper between 2009 and 2012. They included conduct unbecoming a police officer, ethics violations and use of profanity and failure to comply with a supervisor's direct order. The latter earned Kasper a 10-hour suspension without pay, records show.</p>